Definitions
1.Verbpresent participle and gerund of sweep
2.NounAn instance of sweeping."The sidewalk needed a sweeping every morning."
3.NounThe activity of sweeping."Sweeping took all morning.; The sidewalk needed sweeping every morning."
4.AdjectiveWide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things."The government will bring in sweeping changes to the income tax system.; He loves making sweeping statements without the slightest evidence."
5.AdjectiveCompletely overwhelming."He claimed a sweeping victory."
6.AdjectiveMoving in a continuous motion, rather than by intermittent jumps. (For example, the second hand on a clock face may move either in the sweeping manner or in the ticking manner.)